January, 2021
Save the Children Philippines welcomes partnership with Smart Communication for children’s learning access in conflict-affected Mindanao
January 25, 2021 · By Save the Children for reliefweb.int
Save the Children Philippines welcomes partnership with Smart Communication for children’s learning access in conflict-affected Mindanao To sustain another year of inclusive learning, wireless services provider Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) and Save the Children Philippines jointly donated four School-in-a-Bag packages for learning communities in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Under the partnership, […]
Read More...‘Bating Filipino’: MPs in Philippines pass bill to create new Covid-safe greeting
January 25, 2021 · By Rebecca Ratcliffe South-east Asia correspondent for www.theguardian.com
‘Bating Filipino’: MPs in Philippines pass bill to create new Covid-safe greeting House lawmakers in the Philippines have passed a bill to legislate a new, Covid-safe form of greeting in an effort to reduce contact during the pandemic. According to the bill approved by the House of Representatives, the new gesture will involve “gracefully laying the palm […]
Read More...Racism in education: How ‘truth pages’ helped students fight back
January 25, 2021 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Racism in education: How ‘truth pages’ helped students fight back The killing of George Floyd was a catalyst moment for social justice movements across the world. But after the coronavirus pandemic worsened some of those movements were pushed aside. One which hasn’t is an online reckoning orchestrated by students, known as ‘Truth Pages’. In […]
Read More...Pabillo: Protect children from abuse
January 22, 2021 · By Meg Adonis - Reporter for newsinfo.inquirer.net
Pabillo: Protect children from abuse Amid this year’s celebration of the Feast of the Santo Niño, which is still being commemorated despite its disruption by the coronavirus pandemic, a Catholic bishop has called on devotees to ensure the safety of children who, at this time, face the threat of violence, sexual abuse and human trafficking […]
Read More...Globe says it has blocked 2,521 sites showing child porn
January 22, 2021 · By Miguel R. Camus - Reporter for newsinfo.inquirer.net
Globe says it has blocked 2,521 sites showing child porn MANILA, Philippines—Telco giant Globe Telecom said it has blocked 2,521 sites featuring child pornography as it clamps down on the online exploitation of minors. Globe said in a statement the sites were identified by law enforcement agencies and endorsed by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) […]
Read More...Statement by GC regarding the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
January 22, 2021 ·
Statement by GC regarding the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
Read More...Covid vaccine: WHO warns of ‘catastrophic moral failure’
January 22, 2021 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Covid vaccine: WHO warns of ‘catastrophic moral failure’ The world faces a “catastrophic moral failure” because of unequal Covid vaccine policies, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said it was not fair for younger, healthy people in richer nations to get injections before vulnerable people in poorer states. […]
Read More...Racism: The Inheritance of Slavery
January 22, 2021 · By Shay Cullen
Racism: The Inheritance of Slavery Shay Cullen 23 January 2021 The most powerful and richest country on the planet is still arguably the poorest in moral values and social and racial equality. It is suffering a shock to its democratic system. The days when black people in the southern states of America had to use […]
Read More...Olivier Duhamel: French incest allegations prompt victims to speak out
January 21, 2021 · By Lucy Williamson for www.bbc.com
Olivier Duhamel: French incest allegations prompt victims to speak out Tens of thousands of people have responded to a social media campaign in France designed to shed light on the problem of sexual abuse within families. The campaign, featuring the hashtag #MeTooInceste (after the #MeToo movement) was started over the weekend by NousToutes, an organisation […]
Read More...China to fund $940m Philippine railway linking former US bases
January 21, 2021 · By CLIFF VENZON, Nikkei staff writer for asia.nikkei.com
China to fund $940m Philippine railway linking former US bases MANILA — The Philippines and China have sealed a deal for a $940 million freight railway project that will link two former U.S. military bases in the Philippines, the Chinese Embassy in Manila said on Saturday. The railway represents the biggest Chinese government-funded project in […]
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